Cricket News

Twenty-eight years on from the match that transformed world cricket, India recaptured the crown, and this time they did in their very own backyard

The defending champions didn't make it, the strong contender choked. Now, we have the first all-Asian final

Gary Kirsten says South Africa needed a more experienced middle order to win crunch games

Wahab Riaz, who picked up his maiden ODI five-for against India in the World Cup semi-final, had spent three nights planning his strategy against India's batsmen ahead of the clash

Sourav Ganguly, who led India to the final of the 2003 World Cup, has termed MS Dhoni as the best captain in the team's history

Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he started nurturing ambitions of winning the 2011 World Cup right after India's crushing first-round exit in the 2007 edition of the tournament

Gary Kirsten has called the tough quarter-final against Australia was a tipping point in self-belief in the Indian camp, and that it led to a "sense of destiny" about winning the World Cup

The ICC has acknowledged shortcomings in the ticketing process for the World Cup, and has vowed to investigate it thoroughly and come back prepared for the next world event, especially when the demand for tickets is high

Graeme Smith did not return to South Africa with the rest of his team-mates 10 days ago, even though the World Cup was his last assignment as captain

The ICC has confirmed that the next two World Cups will be 10-team events

Sachin Tendulkar has rated MS Dhoni as the best captain he has played under during his 22-year cricket career

Twelve teams could contest the 2015 World Cup as the ICC is considering a compromise between the 14 teams of 2011 and a tight 10-team model currently on the table

The morning after winning the World Cup the Indian team had an appointment with the president

MS Dhoni said that Indian cricket was in its current position because of the 1983 World Cup win and the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid

Sachin Tendulkar has said he is still enjoying his cricket and doesn't see any reason to hang up his boots, while Gary Kirsten said he didn't think Tendulkar would stop playing just yet

Mahela Jayawardene has said his sublime century in the World Cup final was no consolation following his team's six-wicket defeat

Lasith Malinga has said he could not bowl yorkers in the final against India because the ball was wet, while Muttiah Muralitharan said the inability of the spinners to get wickets caused the loss

Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka allrounder, will miss the upcoming IPL as he will be out of action for eight weeks due to the injury that also caused him to miss the World Cup final against India

Kumar Sangakkara was named captain of the ICC's team of the World Cup 2011 that is dominated by players from India and Sri Lanka, with seven spots going to the finalists

India have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the World Cup final in Mumbai against Sri Lanka